Dr. Donna Jean Carter, President of the GateWay Boarding Academy Foundation, has retired after working in the field of education for close to 50 years. She has taught at all levels and has experience both in large and small public and private school settings. Dr. Carter has demonstrated expertise in training teachers and in curriculum writing. She has held numerous administrative positions in public education at both district level as a School Superintendent and on the post-secondary level in the public and private community college settings and in private School of Ministry. She has also been an adjunct professor in several State Universities in CA and MN.
Dr. Carter has worked with reading disabled children and academically struggling male incarcerated teenagers. She has authored 3 children’s primers and a wealth of professional educational articles, including her doctoral dissertation on the positive effects on high school students of experienced-based career education. She has traveled the world and knows the value of wide cultural exposure.
Dr. Carter was honored to serve as President of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, one of the largest international, professional education organizations. She has spoken at many national conferences including NSBA, NABSE, and ASCD. She holds teaching certifications in MI, MN, and SC.
Dr. Carter holds a BA, an MA and a PHD from Michigan State University and a second Master’s degree in Management and Human Resource Development from John F. Kennedy University, Orinda, California.
